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English punctuation
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<p> <a href="/facts/Punctuation/YsE7u4W6">Punctuation</a> in the <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English language</a> helps the reader to understand a <a href="/facts/Sentence_(linguistics)/GhKKkcm2">sentence</a> through visual means other than just the letters of the alphabet. English punctuation has two complementary aspects: <i><a href="/facts/Phonology/qWAsvnok">phonological</a> punctuation</i>, linked to how the sentence can be read aloud, particularly to pausing; and <i><a href="/facts/Grammar/vprQsHIR">grammatical</a> punctuation</i>, linked to the structure of the sentence. In popular discussion of language, incorrect punctuation is often seen as an indication of lack of education and of a decline of standards. </p>